The Official Do Good Better Podcast

Today's Five-Star Guest is Colleen Doyle Bryant, Common Decency Expert & Author, who shares her unique insights into etiquette, making good choices & being kind to each other. Her latest book is Rooted in Decency: Finding inner peace in a world gone sideways. Colleen Doyle Bryant is the author of five books and more than 50 learning resources about making good choices for the right reasons. Her Talking with Trees series for elementary students and Truth Be Told series for teens are used in...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Dan Pallotta, a legend in the nonprofit world due to his dynamic impact on fundraising, communication and his unique ability to positively transform nonprofit supporters, funders and those who serve. Dan invented the multi-day charitable event industry. Dan was one of the founding partners for TED’s phenomenally successful Audacious Project, which curates some of the most promising and daring social change projects in the world, and has raised close to a billion...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Devika Narayanan, Chief of Staff of Nostos Homes Internal displacement can happen suddenly, following an environmental disaster like a hurricane or an earthquake. It may occur over a short, intense period of civil war; it may take place slowly and continually over decades; it may be the result of public or private sector development projects. At Nostos, they build homes for the forcibly displaced to help them thrive. Their innovative homes are designed to serve...

It's an International Women's Week SPECIAL EPISODE today with your guest hosts, Leah Reed & Bridget Courneya and their special guest, North Dakota Women's Business Center Executive Director Christy Dauer. They each share great perspectives on the challenges all women business leaders face and what resources they use to beat them. (and they DO beat them!) Connect with Leah & Bridget at Do Good University: https://www.dogoodbetterconsulting.com/about-us Connect with Christy on...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Chris Barlow, Founder of Beeline. Marketing your nonprofit organization shouldn’t be an afterthought. Effective marketing is what helps others learn about your organization’s mission and work. It’s how you encourage those outside of your immediate circle of influence to get involved and grow your base of supporters. Most small nonprofits don’t have the funds to keep an in-house marketing expert on staff. Even when this is the case, the person usually lacks one or...

Today's Five-Star Guest is...Patrick! Each week host Patrick Kirby will share his own insights, tips, hacks and unique perspectives in a "mini" episode. So you're thinking about doing your own Special Event Fundraiser? The first question Patrick will help you answer...WHY? And then...(gulp)...HOW? Patrick shares his own expert advice to guide you through planning that first big event (or maybe the first one you actually do right!). Link to Buy "Paddles Up":...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Aron Murch, CIO and Co-Owner of 2H Media. As the Chief Information Officer at 2H Media, Aron plays an active role in making major corporate decisions, managing the overall operations and resources, implementing the information and computer technology systems, and overseeing the development and dissemination of technology for the business. In addition to his responsibilities as a partner, Aron acts as the design and development lead for the company, overseeing and...

Today's Five-Star Guest is...Patrick! Each week host Patrick Kirby will share his own insights, tips, hacks and unique perspectives in a "mini" episode. This week, Patrick shares his deepest, darkest storytelling secrets. (Okay, they're not really dark...more like brilliant, bright light.) Tired of the same old blah blah blah when talking about your nonprofit online or through emails? Is your audience? Then listen up! Patrick has five great ways to do good storytelling better. Read...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Paul Katz, CEO of Entertain Impact, a social impact agency whose singular aim is to advance the collective good. As the founder of the music advisory firm Eye2Ear, Paul continues to guide creative, production, and distribution of the music for culturally significant film and TV projects. His portfolio includes the Oscar winning movies Green Book, 12 Years A Slave, and American Factory. Paul also serves as senior advisor to Made In Memphis Entertainment, an...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Laura Caroon, Moorhead, Minnesota City Council Member and Director of Culture & Growth of Trive-Business Consulting of Fargo. Laura Caroon earned her BA in Religion and Studio Art from Concordia College. She is a great speaker and presenter and also a great Girl Scout Troop Leader. She enjoys reading, creating, spending time on the water, camping and laughing with her family and friends. Learn More About Laura:...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Adora Drake, Digital Marketing Expert. Adora Drake is a digital marketing consultant with High Spirits Marketing and she is an expert digital marketing strategist, coach, and consultant. She helps nonprofit organizations feel inspired to take action and to gain clarity in their marketing strategy and learn how to convert their followers into raving fans who want to be part of their mission. Learn More About Adora: https://www.adoradrakemarketing.com/ Connect...

Today's Five-Star Guest is...Patrick! Each week host Patrick Kirby will share his own insights, tips, hacks and unique perspectives in a "mini" episode. This week, Patrick is FIRED UP and wondering why we still need to be worried about feeding kids--and why isn't the school lunch program easy and free for every kid, every time? And if not us...who? Read Patrick's Great Blog Here: https://www.dogoodbetterconsulting.com/post/why-the-hell-do-we-have-to-fundraise Find the Five-Day...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Michael Hund, CEO of EB Research. Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) is a family of life-threatening rare genetic disorders that affect the body's largest organ: the skin. Individuals with EB lack critical proteins that bind the skin's two layers together. Without these proteins, the skin tears apart, blisters, and shears off, leading to severe pain, disfigurement, and internal and external wounds that may never heal. Today, there are no treatments or cures available for...

Today's Five-Star Guest is...Patrick! Each week host Patrick Kirby will share his own insights, tips, hacks and unique perspectives in a "mini" episode. This week, Patrick shares this fundraising "hack": Dot Giving! (aka ".giving") Every nonprofit can now register for a nonprofitname.giving suffix. Want to know how & why? Just spend your next 11 minutes right here! Grab Your Own .giving URL: https://www.godaddy.com/ Get on our waiting list for our new nonprofit & fundraising community...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Kalsey Beach, President of Do Good Events. Do Good Events is a woman-owned, award-winning Event Planning company headquartered in Minneapolis. Do Good Events is dedicated to capturing and executing the vision of our client through a personalized planning approach. We enhance events that cultivate community and elevate brands through partnership, expertise, and innovation. Learn More About Do Good Events: https://www.dogoodevents.com/ Learn More About Kalsey:...

Today's Five-Star Guest is...Patrick! Each week host Patrick Kirby will share his own insights, tips, hacks and unique perspectives in a "mini" episode. This week Patrick promises to teach you the way to getting a 100% retention rate! Ok...maybe not 100%, but listening today will likely get you WAY closer to 100% than before! Today he shares great tips, benchmarks (where you should be) and how to train your board to understand how important donor retention can be...and how hard it can...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Jebeh Edmunds, CEO of Jebeh Cultural Consulting. Jebeh Cultural Consulting is a consulting firm that educates the public through multicultural resources to promote positive change. Learn More About Jebeh: https://jebehedmunds.com/intercultural/history/ Learn More About Jebeh Cultural Consulting: https://jebehedmunds.com/ Listen to Jebeh's Podcast: https://jebehedmunds.com/jebeh/podcast/ Get on our waiting list for our new nonprofit & fundraising community...

Today's Five-Star Guest is...Patrick! Each week host Patrick Kirby will share his own insights, tips, hacks and unique perspectives in a "mini" episode. Wondering how to market your nonprofit on a tiny budget? Patrick provides lots of tips what you can do for just a few dollars per month. He also offers up some tools he uses to get the word out without needing outside help. Hootsuite: https://www.hootsuite.com/ Canva Pro: https://www.canva.com/ Mailchimp: https://mailchimp.com/ Get on...

Originally aired February 24, 2022. Today Patrick welcomes a unique nonprofit--Kelly Krenzel of Hope Blooms. Kelly Krenzel founded Hope Blooms in the basement of her home in 2016 to provide comfort and joy to community members who need it most - while also honoring her sweet Grandma Freda. She hopes to inspire others to act out of kindness and offer a gentle reminder that even in dark times, hope blooms. Hope Blooms provides bouquets to individuals in hospice care, nursing homes,...

Today's Five-Star Guest is Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand Marketing at Neon One. The average small to midsize nonprofit uses three to five tools to manage their donors, volunteers, and communications. At Neon One, they envision a world where organizations have simple and connected tools to help them make real, lasting change in the world. Neon One started in 2018 when four technology companies came together and decided there was an easier way for nonprofits to use technology...